If you are considering owning a Shiba inu and want a puppy there are a few things you should know before you rush out to that local pet store that sells puppies or start surfing the web. The very first thing you should know is where not to find Shiba inus for sale.
Do Not Visit That Pet Store
That’s right not only are pet stores not likely to have Shiba inu puppies for sale but even if they do the chances of these puppies being in good health is extremely unlikely. Pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills or backyard breeders who often breed and raise these dogs in unsanitary condition with little or no vet care and little regard for the health or safety of the animals they breed.
Chances are if you see Shiba inus for sale in a pet store, even if you know it is ill you are going to be tempted to rescue it and buy it. While this may save this one pup it will only encourage these poor breeders to breed more sick puppies and the pet stores to continue selling them. So stay away from that pet store and look for healthy Shiba Inu puppies for sale.
Where To Find Shiba Inu Puppies For Sale
The best place to find happy, healthy and well socialized Shiba inu puppies for sale is from a reputable breeder who does not breed for profit but, rather to ensure the best of the breed lines are continued. This may mean that rather than simply picking out a puppy to buy you will find yourself on a waiting list for several months or even a year until the breeder decides to breed again.
The reason for this is that reputable breeders do not sell to pet stores, nor do they breed for profit, though their puppies for sale may seem to be expensive, the price you pay for that puppy is often the cost the owner has already paid out in health checks for the sire and/or dam, stud fees and vet care both for the dam through out her pregnancy and for the puppies after birth. The puppies will in most cases be up to date on all shots and vaccinations as well as having all puppy checks.
Shiba inu breeders who have Shiba inu puppies for sale will not only be able to give you a medical record for your new puppy but, will be able to describe for you each pups personality and help you select the right pup for you. In many cases they will even guarantee the health of your new pup for several months or a year. No pet store is going to do all that.
You don’t want to find just any Shiba puppy for sale, you want to take the time to find the healthiest, happiest, most loved shiba puppies for sale that you possibly can and that more often than not means dealing with an experienced and caring breeder.
